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Childish Gambino - Donald Glover, Camp, Mystery Team, Community

Who is Childish Gambino?

Source: Donald Glover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glover raps as Childish Gambino,a name he found from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator.He released an album entitled Sick Boi on June 5, 2008. On September 17, 2009, Childish Gambino released the album Poindexter. A pair of mixtapes entitled I Am Just A Rapper, and I Am Just A Rapper 2 were released in close succession in early 2010. Robert Scahill added his producing expertise helping with the majority of the tracks. The track listings for those albums consist of the name of the song "he" raps, followed by the song he raps over. His third album, Culdesac, was set to be released on July 2, 2010, but a couple of last minute additions caused the album to be delayed for a day. The album was made available on July 3.Glover has stated in interviews that on Sick Boi and Poindexter he felt he had to hide behind gimmicks, such as pink hoodies, but with his subsequent projects, he has touched on more personal subject matter, including family, schoolyard bullying, troubled romantic relationships, suicidal thoughts and alcoholism. He has disowned his 2002 album, The Younger I Get, as the too-raw ramblings of what he calls a "decrepit Drake."

Glover first came to attention for his work in the sketch group Derrick Comedy, and is best known for his role as community college student Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy series Community.

Glover also made a straightforward inquiry no other interviewer would ever dare to ask: "Why do you rap like shit?" Childish Gambino's response? "Mostly because my voice is annoying." Whether you agree with that assessment or not, you have to admit, Childish Gambino's lack of egotism and ample ability to laugh at (and even lambaste) himself is pretty damn refreshing.

"Well, I listened to a lot of indie music. I feel like a lot rap heads don’t really listen to a whole bunch of music and are closing themselves off. People feel that if you like T.I. then you won’t like Animal Collective or if you like Jeezy you’d probably hate Lykke Li, and I don’t think that’s the case. Hip-hop is the most eclectic type of music ever, because you can stay up on anything. If the beat is tight, the beat is tight. I’m from Atlanta, so I love Outkast. I listened to a lot of their stuff when I was younger. I listened to the Wu-Tang album. I listen to “All That I Got Is You” by Ghostface like a billion times. I remember being a kid and hearing that and being like, “Oh shit, that’s like me.” [Laughs.] My cousin and I used to sleep in the same bed. [Laughs.] It was the first time I ever felt something. I listen to Kanye of course. I feel like Kanye paved the way for people like Drake, Wiz Khalifa, and rappers who rap about their life. Not every rapper is from the streets. Jay-Z’s story is not my story and I say that in the album. I love Jay-Z, but I can’t tell that story."

Gambino is a mastermind, Fuck a bitch to pass the time
Mass Appeal, orange rind
Smoke yo green I'm spending mine
The beat is witches brew, but beware this shit is potent
E.e. Cumming's on her face, now that's poetry in motion
Yeah, Gambino make it work, I'm the boss move something
Yeah, This cool fucking suit me, the swag two button
These girls be acting crazy when they're dancing, Black Swan
I ain't fucking at the club, put your clothes back on
This beat is a disaster, 9/11 this track
Rappers wanna battle me, I have to mail their heads back
And my clique make that dinero, so its time to meet the fockers
I am running this bitch, you are dog walker
Leaving with yo girl when we last seen each other
You fucking with the baddest like we tag team Rihanna
Fly girl on her knees, she don't want to come near me
My dick is too big, there's a big bang theory
Got her picture in my iPhone, what do y'all think?
While y'all niggas masturbate, I'm in that Ariel Pink
If I am just a rapper, man, you could've fooled me
I'm the shit, when these dudes talk, they talking bull me

I'm down with the black girls of every single culture
Filipino, Armenian girls on my sofa
Yeah I like the white girls, some times we get together
Need a thick chick, so it's black and yellow black and yellow
Love is a trip, but fucking is a sport
Are there Asian girls here? Minority Report
Put your team on the map, Blake Griffin on the court
Niggas bitin off my tracks, need a knife and a fork
We the illest, need a nurse
Here's the check, grab your purse
Unless we fucking, then I'll pay for all the food on the earth
I got some pussy that was insane
So insane, it's an enemy of Batman
Niggas call me faggot cause they closeted, I'm hot as shit
Coming out of the backside of a rocket ship
It's Monster shit
You dude's are the opposite of Lochnesses
Respond to this, we can squash the beef right now like sausages
Chillin with my n-words, say that like a white kid
Yes you're booty's big as hers, say that to my white bitch
So she don't get embarrassed
My dick is made of carrots
Bunnies wanting to be fed, and I meant honeys, Oh forget it
I have worked all Winter, I will not fail Summer
In the back of the bush, like Gavin Rossdale's drummer
Yeah, my stinger's in her flower, I hope she lets me pollinate
Working hard as shit, yeah, this beat is made from concentrate
Nigga can't you tell that my sample of Adele
Was so hot, I got these hood niggas blowin up my cell?
Swag out the ass, I'm the man, fuck chico
Took the G out yo waffle, all you got left is your ego
Think about it for a second
Man we eating, where's your breakfast?
Man, you hungry have this sandwich
Got my wallet, Cheese and Lettuce
An elephant never forgets, so my dick remembers everything
Green inside your wallet is that pussy open sesame
Running the game, fuck am I saying
Running the earth, Give me a month
Told all you niggas I'm in it to win it
Cause having an Emmy just isn't enough
Get sloppy drunk, I stay whiskey neat
My clique should be canceled... Freaks and Geeks

From Camp [2011]

Bonfire

Okay, it's Childish Gambino, homegirl drop it like the NASDAQ
Move white girls like there's coke up my asscrack
Move black girls cause, man, fuck it, I'll do either
I love pussy, I love bitches, dude, I should be runnin' PETA
In Adidas, with some short shorts, B-O-O all over me
My green is where it's supposed to be, your green is in my grocery
This Asian dude, I stole his girl, and now he got that Kogi beef
My dick is like an accent mark, it's all about the over Es
Hot like a parked car
I sound weird like nigga with hard R
Fly like the logo on my cousin's 440
Eatin' Oreos like these white girls that blow me
Vodka for my ladies, whiskey for a grown man
Hangin' in the islands, lookin' for Earl like Toejam
I made the beat retarded, so I'm callin' it a slow jam
Butcher and I know it, man, kill beef, go ham
These rappers are afraid of him
Cause I'm a beast, bitch, Gir, Invader Zim
Gambino is a call girl, fuck you, pay me
Brand new whip for these niggas like slavery
They told me I was awful man, that shit did not phase me
Tell me how I suck again, my memory is hazy
"You're my favorite rapper, now" Yeah, dude, I better be
Or you can fuckin' kiss my ass, Human Centipede
You wanna see my girl? I ain't that dumb
You wanna see my girl? Check Maxim
"Man, why does every black actor gotta rap some?"
I don't know, all I know is I'm the best one

[Hook]
It's a bonfire, turn the lights out
I'm burnin' everything you muthafuckas talk about
It's a bonfire, turn the lights out
I'm burnin' everything you muthafuckas talk about

You know these rapper dudes talk shit, start killin'
Fuck that, got goons like an arch-villain
I'm from the South, ain't got no accent, don't know why
So this rap is child's play, I do my name like Princess Di
Yeah, they say they want the realness, rap about my real life
Told me I should just quit: "first of all, you talk white!
Second off, you talk like you haven't given up yet"
Rap's stepfather, yeah, you hate me but you will respect
I put in work, ask Ludwig
Put my soul on the track like shoes did
Played this for my cousin, now he can't even think straight
Black and white music? Now, nigga, that's a mixtape
Shoutout to my blerds, they represent the realness
Shoutout to Gambino, girls, my dick is in the building
I know you hate me cause your little cousin play me
I like black girls who nerdy, but when they dance they be sayin' "Owww"
Sorry for who followed me
Chillin' with a Filipina, at your local Jollibee
Yeah, I'm in her ass like sodomy
So if you see my hand under the table, don't bother me
I don't talk soft, that's that other guy
I'm screamin "What the fuck is up?" like I ain't seen the sky
And shit I'm doin' this year? Insanity
Made the beat then murdered it, Casey Anthony
These rappers don't know what to do
Cause all I did was act me like a Looney Tune
I'll give you all of me until there's nothing left
I swear this summer will be summer camp, bitch!

From Culdesace [2010]

Do Ya Like (sample "Melt My Heart to Stone" by Adele)

[Hook:]
Baby girl, you know what I want
Let me do it to ya, do it to ya
Let me do ya like uh, uh, uh...

[Verse 1:]
Childish Gambino got that swagger
All these pussy niggas 'round here don't matter
All that I know is that I wanna dance with ya
Move in closer before I'm gonna kiss ya
Know that you know me, don't act stupid
You seem different, tired of these groupies
I'm on fire, one fine figga
Got big shots sayin', "That's that nigga"
Hovy with glasses, Weezy but geeky
Girls in the lobby tryin' to meet me
I ain't afraid to say it, yeah I love these hoes
With their glasses, and their jacket, and their hipster clothes
Yes, I'm always on tour, what you mad at that for?
Slammin' that thing like a Cadillac door
I love fast women, Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Have your cake and eat it, baby it's your birthday

[Hook]

[Verse 2:]
It ain't trickin' if "you know", baby, I "you know"
Mama, you are with the right man, Juno
Tell me what you wanna do, I will make it happen
I just wanna get you home and uh, uh, uh, uh, oh
Yes, I'm drinking whiskey, baby I am gone tonight
NBC is not the only thing I'm comin' on tonight
Gross, why the fuck I say these things?
It isn't over, haven't heard the chubby lady sing
Everybody love me, call a nigga Raymond
These weak niggas always in your face like Raybans
Yes, I bring the heat, girl, fire, f-fireman
Baby, I'm your hero, Donald for Spiderman
I'm in love with you, but this is not tennis
And baby stay stacked like she bad at Tetris
Rude boy, I Rihanna that vagina
Tell your boy, good luck tryin' to find ya

Friends were talking about Community, which I haven't seen, and then they started talking about Donald Glover and Childish Gambino and I asked, "Danny Glover is a rapper now?" I've been listening to him intermittently and he's really grown on me plus Mystery Team is entertaining. Also, many musicians/bands invariably sing/rap about how awesome they are so I let it slide unless there is a noticeable fault like lame lyrics or unpleasant beat/sound(example M.I.A.).

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Albert Einstein

It seems like a pretty serious attempt to sound like pop-rap, but if it falls short he left things open to call it satire because he's really an actor. The production value alone leads me to believe it's serious, but the lyrics are just absurd. I don't know if that's on purpose or he's just bad.

Well all I can think of is "lol troy is rapping." Sort of funny how that worked out, there is no way anybody would give a shit about his album if he wasn't Troy, but you can't take him seriously because he's Troy.

I think it is a personal problem if you have some issue with a singer, an entertainer, or a band using their skills and talents to inject how amazing or wonderful they can be. Unless you are a nobody who hasn't earned their bones and built up credit, then I feel once you've made headway to some kind of national or global scale you have tens or hundreds of thousands of fans who already think you're awesome. Anyone who has an issue with that probably doesn't view a lot of media or tragically misunderstands it.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Albert Einstein